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Alaska claims its own Loch Ness monster

A Loch Ness style sea monster has been spotted in Alaska and already the legend is growing.

Loch Ness Sea Monster

It has all the criteria of becoming a new Loch Ness tale: reported sightings, public interest and most importantly black and white grainy footage. The monster has been classified a cryptozoological creature and has been named Cadborosaurus.

Meaning “reptile” or “lizard” from Cadboro Bay, Cadborosaurus willsi is an alleged sea serpent from the North Pacific and possibly other regions. Accounts generally describe it as having a long neck, a horse-like head, large eyes, and back bumps that stick out of the water.

It has even caught the intention of the famous fishing family (say that 3 times fast) the Hillstrands from discovery’s ‘Deadliest Catch’. The oldest brother Jonathan Hillstrand has witnessed the creature and even chased it for 20 minutes.

“Spray came out of its head,” he continued. “It was definitely not a shark. A giant eel may be possible, but eels don’t have humps that all move in unison. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

This is not the first sea creature to be spotted in the US. The most famous was ‘Champ” the sea monster of Lake Champlain. Champ has been spotting in Lake Champlain, a natural freshwater, more than 300 times. The legend stretches back over 200 years with sightings linked to the Iroquois Indians and even the french explorer Samuel De Champlain. Champ has been a cash cow for the towns located around the lake similar to the economic drive that Nessie provides to her loch.

Perhaps the key to fixing the economy is more monster sightings? Look out Europe, the sea monster score is now 2 to 1.

Source: Jennifer Vargas Site: MSNBC Image: Crinn Wolk

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